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Don't rely on remote access—it's Home Assistant's biggest crutch

In order to access your server remotely, you either need to pay for Home Assistant Cloud, set up a VPN so that you can tunnel ...
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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary says your bad WiFi can send your resume to the trash

Kevin O’Leary has a new hiring rule that sounds almost absurd until you realize how much work now lives on Zoom and Slack.

Fear and blogging (and prerelease laptop testing) in Las Vegas

Windows Hello face unlocking never worked, and the laptop unexpectedly went to sleep mid-use a few times a day. Thankfully, ...

Your smart plug is seriously underutilized: 7 ways I've programmed mine to automate my home

Also: Unplugging these 7 common household devices greatly reduced my electricity bill. There are many ways to use smart plugs to automate your home, including turning dumb devices ...